Drinking full bottle of gin in one go?

[GinGinGin3577]

Dh has drank a 70cl bottle of gin tonight. He was incredibly drunk when I found him coming out of the pub (don’t know what else he had there). He’s hiccuping a lot in his sleep and making funny noises, should I stay up and watch him or is this a fairly normal amount when binge drinking? I don’t know if I should be worried or not

@brighteyeowl17 a whole bottle of gin is very, very far away from normal. alcoholism is not a choice, its an addiction- nothing to do with nice!

What's not 'nice' is how people try to normalise or even support problem drinking (aka alchololism).

Has he woken up yet OP? I hope you managed to get some sleep.

Thanks for all the responses. Managed to get a bit of sleep but I am fuming at him, this isn’t something he does often but I just don’t see why he chose to do it? It’s one thing if he was going out and getting drunk with mates but he’s literally done it in the house for no reason at all.

Also he drank the bottle at home but I found him in the pub after drinking it. So he defo had the gin but I don’t know what else he had at the pub.

Also yes he has woken up. Still drunk and chatting shit but now back asleep again.

Wow that is a lot! A litre of spirits can kill a ten stone person. I’m guessing your DH weighs a bit more and has drunk a bit less than that, but he could still make himself very ill.

I’d be quite concerned at him drinking so much on his own. Does he seem ok generally at the moment?

That's a lot of gin! Did you actually see him drink it all? Worrying he walked/drove? to the pub after a bottle of gin to what? Get more alcohol?

You might want to read up on this OP and keep an eye on him today.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/alcohol-poisoning/

@pullingmysocksup he’s struggling with work, I know that. Not getting as many hours as he used to etc and I know that’s worrying him, but that bothers me more because why throw money at alcohol if you’re stressed about not making enough?

Maybe he just made a mistake. Dont be to hard on him as u said he dont normally do it..... its probably the stress of work x

That is enough to poison him, and it's actually enough to outright kill him, but he's got away with it this time.

His liver will be cobbled if he keeps doing this.

He is clearly self-medicating, so if it's stress, he needs to get proper help, not hit the bottle to dull the pain. This is self-destructive behaviour and it's not fair on you to have to deal with the aftermath.

There’s no way he could sink a bottle of gin and not end up in hospital if he doesn’t have a habit of drinking unhealthily OP. And it doesn’t matter how stressed he is, alcohol isn’t the cure.
Would you contact Al Anon for support OP?
I couldn’t live with this kind of shit.

Yeah I don’t really know what to do. His dad is an alcoholic which is what worries me the most. When he goes back to see his dad this is something he does everyday I think, but not with gin just with a lot of pints.

Also tmi but bit worried because he’s just properly woke up and told me there’s blood in his stool. So sorry for the tmi but that’s related to the gin I presume?

In all honesty how much does he drink?

I don't think blood in stool occurs from one binge, even if it's a huge one. It'll more likely be a symptom of something else already there, aggravated by alcohol.

Blood in his stool is worrying. Maybe piles burst or something. Trying to think of best case scenario.

but that bothers me more because why throw money at alcohol if you’re stressed about not making enough?

It isn't logical. You can be worried about being overweight and comfort eat in response.

It’s not just his dad who has a problem with alcohol OP. He needs to seek urgent help.

Phone 111 for advice OP.

If his dad is an alcoholic then he is at real risk. Turning to drink as a reaction to stress, especially to such an extreme extent, is also not good. You need to have a calm conversation with him about this. He needs to evaluate his relationship with alcohol and find better ways of coping with stress, it really is that simple.

If he does not do this, you will need to seek support from Al-Anon or a similar group so that you can take control of your own life and leave him to help himself.

I am the widow of a man who behaved very like yours is doing.

Blood in stool is NOT a good sign, and can indicate liver damage. Which is not surprising if he drinks that much, and I’m guessing he does drink a lot, as it sounds like he has a pretty high tolerance - a full bottle of gin and a trip to the pub afterwards?!

GP for the blood in the stool - may be completely unrelated to the gin but should be investigated.

He needs to think of his liver OP - money is the last of his worries here. He also needs some counselling if his dad is an alcoholic.
Hope you’re okay. Get him to the drs, see if you can go in with him and be honest about his drinking if he can’t be honest himself.

*least

The thing about livers is that they are incredibly good at coping. A liver can be 90% destroyed and still just about cope. By the time the owner of the liver notices symptoms the damage can be catastrophic. He can't live without one, OP.

Perhaps he needs a visit to the doctor, a liver function test and a jolly good scare to wake him up.

You can't help him here, sadly. He has to sort it himself.